The Benefits of Limiting Social Media Use

The year 2012 is a turning point here where we saw rates of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and attempts among teens and young people start to rise. That also happened to be the year where iPhone use and social media use became ubiquitous. A study in college students showed that limiting social media use to 30 minutes daily led to significant improvements in their mental health. Another study in adults shows that deactivating, actually social media platforms for four weeks actually improved subjective well-being.